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ER Editor: This is what is referred to as the Central Mediterranean migration route —
The Il Giornale report is worth checking out, which emphasizes how strategies are changing among migrant traffickers (browsers will translate) —
Illegal immigration, Italy in the crosshairs: how traffickers’ strategies change
The Frontex report on illegal access to the territory of the European Union describes a worrying panorama, with cartels abandoning land routes to head for the central Mediterranean
Despite progress in recent years, the fight against human trafficking is still ongoing far from being won. Data provided by the European organisation Frontex on illegal arrivals in the European Union in the first seven months of 2025 demonstrates how traffickers’ strategies are changing, concentrating on some routes and abandoning others. Sadly, routes that see Italy as their primary port of disembarkation are among the few to have seen increases from 2024, an increase of 9% of arrivals, which goes clearly against the trend of the eastern or Balkan routes, which are almost halved. Nearly all the illegals arrive from Libyan ports, where traffickers are increasingly ruthless, taking advantage of the extreme political instability in the area.
It is clear that when one country tightens up on illegals entering, a new route involving a new country – in this case the island of Crete for illegals coming over from Libya, for example – will get established.
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Hungary and Poland praised for helping achieve massive drops in illegal migration on two routes
“Illegal entries on the eastern border have decreased by 45 percent and on the Balkan route by 47 percent,” Il Giornale wrote
REMIX NEWS
According to a Frontex report for the first seven months of 2025, the number of illegal EU border crossings has decreased by 18 percent overall, and, according to preliminary data, authorities detected 95,200 illegal border crossings.
Despite this good news, there was a 9 percent increase in illegal crossings on the Central Mediterranean route, mainly involving Italy, writes the Italian Il Giornale.
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The paper adds that the majority of illegal immigrants set off from Libyan ports, where smugglers are becoming increasingly ruthless and taking advantage of the political instability in the region.
The concentration of migrants travelling to Europe has increased on some routes, while others have receded into the background, the Italian newspaper reports. The country of origin of the migrants is not always easy to determine, but there has been an increase in the number of arrivals from Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Egypt.
The largest decrease in illegal EU crossings was seen on land routes, with the Italian paper recognizing the efforts made by Hungary and Poland on this front. (ER: This is referred to as the ‘eastern border of the EU’.)
“Due to the decisive border protection measures of the Hungarian and Polish governments, the number of illegal entries on the eastern border has decreased by 45 percent and on the Balkan route by 47 percent,” Il Giornale wrote.
The Frontex report also noted a drop of 46 percent on the Western African route. (ER: this is the route feeding into Morocco and Algeria, which sends them into southern Spain)
Some 3,400 officers from Frontex continue to work with EU countries to combat illegal migration.
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Featured image source: https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2025/02/migrants-at-the-gate-europe-tries-to-curb-undocumented-migration?lang=en / Getty Images
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